prong

[ prawng, prong ]

/ prɔŋ, prɒŋ /

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noun

one of the pointed tines of a fork.

any pointed, projecting part, as of an antler.

a branch of a stream.

Jewelry. a tapering metal projection, usually heavier than a claw, rising from the base of a jewelry setting and used to hold a stone in position as needed.Compare claw (def. 7).

verb (used with object)

to pierce or stab with or as if with a prong.

to supply with prongs.

Origin of prong

1400–50; late Middle English pronge, prange pain, affliction, pointed instrument; akin to Old Swedish prang gorge, narrow street, Middle Low German prange stake, prangen to press, Gothic anaprangan to oppress

SYNONYMS FOR prong

2 hook, tooth, spur.

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Words nearby prong

pronation, pronator, prone, pronephros, prone pressure method, prong, pronged, pronghorn, prong key, pronominal, pronominalize

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Example sentences from the Web for prong

But more telling than this is the second prong of the Eastern Lyme Offensive.
Mitt’s Bizarre Lyme Disease Offensive|Kent Sepkowitz|October 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As the prong passes over the ground, held down by the bowed form of the poor tiller, it barely scratches the face of the earth.
Jethro Wood, Inventor of the Modern Plow.|Frank Gilbert
Mr. Prong had thought it very wrong on her part to love the man.
Rachel Ray|Anthony Trollope
What to her would be her sister's scorn and the malignant virtue of such as Miss Pucker and Mr. Prong?
Rachel Ray|Anthony Trollope

Rachel had, of course, stuck to her mother in this controversy, and had said some sharp things about Mr. Prong.
Rachel Ray|Anthony Trollope
And the doctor absolutely sighed as he thought of the misery in store for Mr. Prong's future bride.
Rachel Ray|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for prong

prong

/ (prɒŋ) /

noun

a sharply pointed end of an instrument, such as on a fork

any pointed projecting part

verb

(tr) to prick or spear with or as if with a prong

Derived forms of prong

pronged, adjective

Word Origin for prong

C15: related to Middle Low German prange a stake, Gothic anaprangan to afflict

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单词	prong
释义	prong [ prawng, prong ] / prɔŋ, prɒŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prong ON THESAURUS.COM noun one of the pointed tines of a fork. any pointed, projecting part, as of an antler. a branch of a stream. Jewelry. a tapering metal projection, usually heavier than a claw, rising from the base of a jewelry setting and used to hold a stone in position as needed.Compare claw (def. 7). verb (used with object) to pierce or stab with or as if with a prong. to supply with prongs. Origin of prong 1400–50; late Middle English pronge, prange pain, affliction, pointed instrument; akin to Old Swedish prang gorge, narrow street, Middle Low German prange stake, prangen to press, Gothic anaprangan to oppress SYNONYMS FOR prong 2 hook, tooth, spur. SEE SYNONYMS FOR prong ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby prong pronation, pronator, prone, pronephros, prone pressure method, prong, pronged, pronghorn, prong key, pronominal, pronominalize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prong But more telling than this is the second prong of the Eastern Lyme Offensive. Mitt’s Bizarre Lyme Disease Offensive\|Kent Sepkowitz\|October 2, 2012\|DAILY BEAST As the prong passes over the ground, held down by the bowed form of the poor tiller, it barely scratches the face of the earth. Jethro Wood, Inventor of the Modern Plow.\|Frank Gilbert Mr. Prong had thought it very wrong on her part to love the man. Rachel Ray\|Anthony Trollope What to her would be her sister's scorn and the malignant virtue of such as Miss Pucker and Mr. Prong? Rachel Ray\|Anthony Trollope Rachel had, of course, stuck to her mother in this controversy, and had said some sharp things about Mr. Prong. Rachel Ray\|Anthony Trollope And the doctor absolutely sighed as he thought of the misery in store for Mr. Prong's future bride. Rachel Ray\|Anthony Trollope British Dictionary definitions for prong prong / (prɒŋ) / noun a sharply pointed end of an instrument, such as on a fork any pointed projecting part verb (tr) to prick or spear with or as if with a prong Derived forms of prong pronged, adjective Word Origin for prong C15: related to Middle Low German prange a stake, Gothic anaprangan to afflict Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to prong fork, point, spine, hook, tine, spur, nib, horn
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prong

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of prong

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British Dictionary definitions for prong

noun

verb

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